WICHITA (AP) — Wichita State opera professor Samuel Ramey has two new honors to add to his resume.

The bass baritone is among five singers being recognized for distinguished achievement by the editors of Opera News. The Wichita Eagle reports that he’s also receiving a lifetime achievement award this month from the National Opera Association.

A Colby native, Ramey graduated from Wichita State University in 1968. He returned to the school last year as a faculty member in the music department.

One of his students, Andrew Simpson, won one of the opera association’s vocal competitions last year against what he called “well-established music schools.” He performed a scene from the opera “Susannah,” which Ramey has performed many times during his career.

Simpson said Ramey “absolutely deserves” the awards.